Harpers Medusa ruby red ale EST. CALORIES: 150 ABV: 5%
A deep mahogany beer with rich toffee apple and roasted chocolate aromas. Chocolate and toffee give way to a fresh fruity aroma and rich red hues. Dried fruit flavours and a roasted taste blend to produce a balanced bitter-sweet finish.
Harpers Amber stone EST. CALORIES: 132 ABV: 4.4%
Rich and malty nose with a hint of apple fruit.
Bluebird bitter Coniston brewary EST. CALORIES: 126 ABV: 4.2%
Formally contract brewed by Brakspear. Currently contract brewed at Hepworth for Beer Counter, under the supervision of Peter Scholey, former Brakspear head brewer.
The ingredients and abv are different to the CAMRA Supreme Champion cask ale which continues to be brewed by Coniston.
Ingredients: Maris Otter and crystal malt; Challenger hops – mainly at the end of the boil.
BLUEBIRD is a fine session ale with a light golden colour. The intense resinous and spicy hop character which is the beer’s hallmark is derived from the use of unusual quantities of English Challenger hops, each bale being individually and personally selected by the brewer. The malt is, of course, Maris Otter fermented slightly warm to give a soft fruitiness with a faint hint of scented geranium.
Loughrigg, Hesket Newnarket Brewery
Tasted at the mortal man, Troutbeck